Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 17 Mar 1998 18:43:25 +0100 | From | Martin Mares <> | Subject | Re: x86 memsize > 1Gb patches. |
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Hello,
> Here is my opinion: I want the kernel to provide a well-defined, > documented interface to modules. And I also want this interface > to be stable across different configurations, so that modules > keep working even when someone reconfigures their kernel.
Are such interface changes worth the performance penalty they incur?
I think it should be enough to add an mechanism preventing insertion of modules compiled for a different kernel (i.e., adding parameters like SMP-ness and physical memory size to the kernel version string stored in the module).
Have a nice fortnight -- Martin `MJ' Mares <mj@ucw.cz> http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/ Faculty of Math and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Rep., Earth "This line is umop apisdn."
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